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SELECTMENS OFFICE -
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Town of
FAIRHAVEN
Town of Fairhaven
Settled 1653 Incorporated 1812
Population 13,376 - 1955 Census Ninth Congressional District First Councillor District
Third Bristol Senatorial District Ninth Bristol Representative District
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Second Saturday in March
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
First Monday in February
ANNUAL REPORT OF
The Town Officers OF
Fairhaven, Mass.
FAIRH
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NMOL
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ASS.
INCORPOR
TOWN HALL
22-1812.
ED
FEB
FOR THE Year 1956
AMERICAN PRESS New Bedford, Mass. 1957
Table of Contents
Factual Information About Fairhaven 4
Calendar of Board Meetings 6
Directory of Town Officers 7 .-
Selectmen's Message
14
Financial Reports of Town Accountant
16
Departmental Reports
52
Report of the School Committee
127
Appendix :
Annual Town Meeting 189
Special Town Meeting 197
List of Town Meeting Members
219
Vital Statistics
171
Jury List
231
Report of Millicent Library
235
Report of State Audit
248
Index
252
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN
Located On the Shore of Buzzards Bay 56 Miles from Boston 1 Mile from New Bedford
Registered Voters-7665 Tax Rate-$64.00 Valuation-$14,852,990.00
Area-7,497 Acres Miles of Streets and Roads-Approximately 60
Number of Dwellings-5324 Churches-9 Public Schools-6 Private Schools-3 Banks-2 Shore Resorts-8 Parks-10
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES
Ship Building Fishing Industry Winches & Fishing Machinery Diesel Engine Repairing Loom Crank Shafts Fish Freezing
Tack & Nail Making Oil Refinery
BENEFACTIONS OF THE LATE HENRY H. ROGERS Millicent Library High School
Town Hall Rogers School
Fairhaven Water Works Unitarian Memorial Church Cushman Park
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· ORGANIZATION · OF· FAIRHAVEN.TOWN- GOVERNMENT.
VOTERS
Moderator
Town Meeting Members
Precinct Chairmen
Finance Commitee
Planning Board
Town Collector
School Committee
Town Treasurer
Town Clerk
Board of Assessors
Auditors
Comm'snrs of Trust Funds
Park Comm's'nrs
Tree Warden
Board of Selectmen
Board of Health
Sewer and Water Com- missioners
Welfare Board
Bureau of Oid Ade Assistance
gıstrars Voters
Town Accountant
Burial Agent
Veterans Services
Slaughter Inspector
Animal Inspector
Plumbing Inspector
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Safety Committee
Police Dept.
Supt. of Sts. Building Inspector
Civil Defence
Fire Dept.
Shelffish Inspector
DOS Officer
Forest Committee
Forest Worden
Board Appeals
of
Calendar
BOARD MEETINGS
SELECTMEN-Every Monday at 7:00 P.M. Telephone WY 2-5416.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE-Every Monday following Selectmen's Meetings. Telephones WY 2-5416 - WY 6-9045.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Second Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. Telephone WY 3-1241.
SEWER and WATER COMMISSIONERS-Every Thursday at 7:00 P.M. Telephone WY 3-8531.
BOARD OF APPEALS-First Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. Meetings held in Assessors' Office. Telephone WY 9-6642.
PLANNING BOARD-Third Thursday at 7:30 P.M. in Registrars of Voters' Office.
BUILDING INSPECTOR-Business transacted in Assessors' Office daily from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday to Friday. Saturdays 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon. Telephone WY 9-6642.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT-Office located at Town Yard, Rotch Street, and is open 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday to Friday. Saturdays 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon. Telephone WY 3-5427.
THOSE OFFICES NOT MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS IN THE TOWN HALL MAY BE REACHED AS FOLLOWS:
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR: 155 Chestnut St., Fairhaven. Telephone WY 8-5738. INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS and DOG OFFICER: 138 Alden Road, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 2-1561.
SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR: 373 Alden Road, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 2-3557. INSPECTOR OF WIRES: 110 Green Street, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 3-1963.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS and MEASURES: 67 Cedar Street, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 9-5154.
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM: 11 Bridge Street, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 2-0125. TREE WARDEN: 134 Bridge Street, Fairhaven. Telephones WY 3-0866, WY 2-7700. WHARFINGER: 104 Main Street. Telephone WY 2-9046.
PARK COMMISSIONERS: Call Mrs. Eleanor Duxbury, 26 Green Street, Fairhaven. Telephone WY 6-5358.
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Directory of Town Officers
LEGISLATIVE STUART M. BRIGGS, Moderator
Term expires 1957
FINANCE COMMITTEE At Large
John J. Black F. Eben Brown Charles A. Maxfield
Term expires 1956
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1956
Precinct 1
Jack B. Hirschman (resigned)
Term expires 1957
James F. Murphy, Jr. (to fill unexpired term)
Term expires 1958
Howard Copeland D. Austin Sistare (Sec.)
Term expires 1959
Precinct 2
Webster Wilde Russell E. Shaw Augustus H. Xavier
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959
Precinct 3
Walter J. Borowicz (Chairman) Gilbert Vieira James B. Taylor
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959
Precinct 4
Joseph A. Saladino
Term expires 1957 ›
Dorothy Rogers William Flack
Term expires 1958 · Term expires 1959
Precinct 5
Joseph Mckenzie
Term expires 1957
Marinus Vander Pol
Term expires 1958
Anthony Souza
Term expires 1959
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Term expires 1957
WALTER SILVEIRA
ALBERT E. STANTON
Claudia I. Schiller
Addie M. Stowell
Term expires 1958 Term expires 1959 Secretary Clerk
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TOWN CLERK
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY
Delphine B. Lanagan
Term expires 1959 Assistant Town Clerk
TREASURER
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY
Rose E. G. Keen
Term expires 1959 Assistant Town Treasurer
TAX COLLECTOR
THOMAS J. MCDERMOTT (deceased) Term expires 1959
Helen M. Westgate Assistant to Tax Collector
(Appointed Tax Collector, until Annual Election, 1957)
DEPUTY TAX COLLECTOR John F. Hennessey
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Irva M. Bushnell
ASSESSORS
CLARENCE A. TERRY
Term expires 1957
SUSAN B. VINCENS
CHRISTOPHER J. BIRTWISTLE
Term expires 1958 Term expires 1959
BOARD OF HEALTH
DR. C. E. P. THOMPSON (deceased) DR. FILBERT A. SILVEIRA, Agent
FRANK E. BETTENCOURT
Term expires 1959
TOWN PHYSICIAN DR. C. E. P. THOMPSON (deceased) Dr. M. F. Gardner (to fill the vacancy)
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Dr. Normand Gamache Dentist District Nurse
Grace E. Smally, R.N.
John M. Reilly Eben P. Hirst
Plumbing Inspector Assistant Plumbing Inspector
SHELLFISH INSPECTOR Tracy W. Marks (resigned) Joseph B. Goulart, Jr. (to fill the vacancy)
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Term expires 1957
Term expires 1958
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Samuel C. Barrett
DOG OFFICER Samuel C. Barrett
SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR Henry Stevens
SEWER and WATER COMMISSIONERS
LAWRENCE B. MAXFIELD G. WINSTON VALENTINE JOHN M. REILLY Elizabeth H. Church
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959
Clerk
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ALBERT M. GONSALVES
Term expires 1957
WALDO E. HAYDON
Term expires 1957
CLARENCE E. MAGUIRE
Term expires 1958
CECIL H. WHITTIER
Term expires 1958
JOHN T. MORGAN
Term expires 1959
CLARENCE I. BANGS
Flavel M. Gifford
Beatrice M. DeCoffe
Grace M. Battistelli
Term expires 1959 Superintendent Secretary to the Superintendent Clerk
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Dorothy S. Kerns, Chairman
Term expires 1957
James F. Murray
Term expires 1958
George A. Selley (resigned)
Term expires 1959
Webster Wilde (to fill the vacancy)
SAFETY COUNCIL
Norman D. Shurtleff
E. Cooper Jacques
CHIEF OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Norman D. Shurtleff
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Frank Rogers Augustus H. Xavier
Audell W. Monk Harold S. Macomber, Jr. Lindsey S. Gifford
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CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM Frank Rogers
CIVIL DEFENSE
Dr. Arthur J. Mullen Rose L. Lawton
Director Secretary
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Clifton A. Hacker
ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES William B. Lacasse
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM Augustus H. Xavier
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
BRADFORD W. LUTHER
Term expires 1957
ORRIN B. CARPENTER
Term expires 1958
CHARLES RADCLIFFE, JR.
Term expires 1959
BOARD OF RETIREMENT
Elizabeth H. Church, Chairman Irva M. Bushnell, Clerk Michael J. O'Leary
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
Term expires 1957
WALTER SILVEIRA
Term expires 1958
ALBERT E. STANTON
Claudia I. Schiller
Marion D. Candage
Term expires 1959 Social Work Supervisor Social Worker
Edith B. Horne
Social Worker
Edith S. Alden
Social Worker
Doris S. Terry
Clara S. Durfee
Marguerite Hansen
Senior Clerk-Stenographer Junior Clerk-Typist Junior Clerk-Typist
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PLANNING BOARD
HERBERT L. CANDAGE NOEL B. COUTURE
Term expires 1957
Term expires 1957
CHARLES R. DUGDALE
Term expires 1958
JAMES PARKINSON
Term expires 1958
ALFRED RAPHAEL
Term expires 1959
VICTOR O. B. SLATER
Term expires 1959
ARSENE G. DUVAL
Term expires 1960
KENNETH R. VINING
Term expires 1960
BOARD OF APPEALS
William C. Brennan
Term expires 1957
Cecil H. Whittier (Associate)
Term expires 1957
Harvey Gobell (Associate)
Term expires 1957
Joseph A. Walker
Term expires 1958
Warren C. Thompson
Term expires 1959
Rudolph H. Brenneke (resigned)
Term expires 1960
Ellsworth M. Burgess (to fill the vacancy)
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Henry T. Howard Ellsworth M. Burgess
Superintendent Principal Clerk
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Henry T. Howard (resigned)
Building Inspector
Reuben Hawkins (to fill the vacancy)
Susan B. Vincens Clerk
TREE WARDEN AND MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
JOHN JARVIS
Term expires 1958
PARK COMMISSIONERS
ERNEST TRIPANIER Term expires 1957
LOUIS T. BROCK (resigned) Term expires 1958
JOSEPH MELLO (to fill vacancy until
Annual Election, 1957) ELEANOR VANDER POL DUXBURY Term expires 1959
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TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Wallace B. Baylies Kenneth R. Vining Mabel L. Potter
Term expires 1957 Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959
WHARFINGER Frank J. Cunniff
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK Ellsworth M. Burgess
FIELD DRIVER Samuel C. Barrett
FENCE VIEWERS
Ellsworth M. Burgess
Christopher J. Birtwistle
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OFFICERS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
Senators in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall John F. Kennedy
Representative in Congress
Ninth Congressional District
Donald W. Nicholson
GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Governor's Councillor
First Councillor District
Harold R. Allen
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Treasurer and Receiver General
Edward J. Cronin John F. Kennedy
Attorney General
George Fingold
Senator, Third Bristol District
Edmund Dinis
Representative, Ninth Bristol District
F. Eben Brown
BRISTOL COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Commissioners
Sheriff Register of Deeds
Treasurer District Attorney
Leo H. Coughlin Arthur R. Machado Charles A. Frates Patrick H. Dupuis Lawrence W. Caton Ernest W. Kilroy Maurice M. Lyons
LOCAL JUDICIARY
Third District Court of Bristol :
Justice Special Justice
Special Justice
Clerk
Assistant Clerk
Second Assistant Clerk
Court Officer
Chief Probation Officer
Assistant Probation Officers
Juvenile Probation Officer
August C. Taveira Samuel Barnet George H. Potter Walter R. Mitchell Mary E. Bannister Daisy L. Putz Albert M. Gonsalves George D. Cram Alfred F. Dunham Joseph M. Souza Albert J. Moquin
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Christian A. Herter Sumner G. Whittier
The Selectmen's Message
The Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Wel- fare were organized with Albert E. Stanton as chairman, Walter Silveira as clerk, and Charles W. Knowlton as a member of the joint Boards. Albert E. Stanton continued to serve as Veterans' Agent during the year.
The members, either individually or collectively, are serving on the Recreation Committee, Board of Trustees of the Millicent Library, the Committee on the Advisability of Taking Over the Fairhaven Water Company and The Fire Station Committee.
Financial
The State Department of Corporations and Taxation made its annual audit of the town accounts and also a second audit of the books of the Town Collector, Thomas J. McDermott, following his decease, at which time Miss Helen Westgate was appointed as Temporary Collector. The com- plete reports may be found in another section of this re- port. Free cash of $158,469.14 was certified by the Commis- sioner at the close of the year.
Improvements
Efforts of the Board have been directed to various im- provements and repairs to the town hall building. The ex- terior wood and metallic surfaces received two coats of paint and new sound-proof ceiling was installed in the Assessors' Office. Base heating was installed in the office of the Town Treasurer to remedy a deficiency of long standing. One hallway on the lower floor was refinished and three powder rooms received attention. The boiler room was com- pletely divorced from the rest of the building by a solid cinder-block wall and underwriter's label fire-proof door. A high-powered induced draft in the heating system elimi- nated the smoke and soot nuisance to the neighborhood. Re- conditioning of the floors in various offices is contemplated next year.
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Continued and extended use of West Island Town Beach was made possible this past season by improvements to the beach itself and by installation of life-line equipment. Sani- tary facilities were built and flood-lighting installed in the tower.
Recommendations
Major improvements recommended for the coming year include the widening of Main street on the east side by tak- ing two feet from the sidewalk on the east side from Center street to Spring street in order to alleviate a hazardous and inconvenient condition, and also the reconstruction of Wash- ington street from Madison Square to Egypt Lane. These two projects could be financed from funds provided by the State Department under Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.
In Memoriam
We regret to report the passing of Manuel Moniz, who had been a faithful employee of the Highway Department for a number of years.
In conclusion we wish to thank the heads of the other town departments for their cooperation during this past year.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT E. STANTON WALTER SILVEIRA CHARLES W. KNOWLTON
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Town Accountant
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Following is the report of all financial transactions of the Town of Fairhaven during the year ending December 31, 1956.
This includes a balance sheet, an analysis of the ap- propriation accounts; and, classification of all receipts and expenditures.
Respectfully submitted,
IRVA M. BUSHNELL,
Town Accountant
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BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1956 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
Petty Cash Reserve
$ 25.00
General
$418,392.64
Revenue - Reserved until collected
Petty
25.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
3,368.54
Accounts Receivable
Taxes
Levy of 1955
Special Assessments
7.94
Personal
53.27
Aid to Highway
37,311.63
Real Estate
9,603.79
Water
3,492.65
Levy of 1956
Poll
82.00
Personal
1,461.90
Unidentified Receipts
26.36
Real Estate
57,100.19
Tax Title Receipts Reserved
628.11
Sale of Real Estate
3,004.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer excise
Levy of 1955
192.08
Levy of 1956
3,176.46
County Dog Licenses
18.00
Misc. Tailings
528.45
Tax Titles
9,891.53
Guarantee Deposits
Tax Possessions
14,754.16
Sewer
274.61
Sidewalk
1,896.40
Apportioned Sewers
5.66
Committed Interest
2.28
Water
225.00
7.94
2,396.01
$418,417.64
Tax Title & Tax Possessions
24,645.69
Departmental
25,450.84
94,277.29
68,301.15
Lady Fairhaven Gift
551.59
3,368.54
24,645.69
Departmental
Town Hall
135.00
Fish Traps
30.00
Shellfish Grants
315.00
Highway
61.49
Public Welfare
2,818.00
Stoddard
2,827.49
Infirmary
30.00
Spriit
253.36
Aid to Dependent Children
4,160.80
Trowbridge
93.60
Old Age Assistance
2,212.31
Chadwick
68.13
Ricketts
41.11
School
144.05
Wharf
2,279.26
25,450.84
Deductions from Payrolls
Chap. 90 - Maintenance
Withholding
6,794.51
State
1,000.00
Contributory Retirement
214.66
County
1,000.00
Blue Cross 3.30
Chap. 90 - Construction
Mass. Teachers Retirement 1,501.33
State
23,541.09
Aetna Group Insurance
972.05
County
11,770.54
37,311.63
Water Rates
3,377.00
Federal Grants
Water Service
115.65
3,492.65
Old Age Assistance 1,691.58
Disability Assistance
4,754.23
105.50
3,776.20
3,881.70
Recoveries - Reserved Old Age Assistance Disability Assistance · 602.28
11,642.44
12,244.72
12,769.33
9,485.85
Aid to Dependent Children 4,364.19
Overlay Deficit 1942-1954 1955
Public Assistance Administration
1,959.33
Veterans Benefits
13,264.93
3,283.69
Trust Funds
State Parks and Reservations Underestimate
1,223.10
School
Lunch
8,564.67
Athletic
3,540.98
12,105.65
Overlay - Reserved for Abatements 1956
11,074.54
Overlay Surplus
17,733.79
Overestimates
B. C. T. B. Hospital
5,657.68
County Tax 901.86
State Audit
55.02
6,614.56
Unexpended Balances
172,563.65
Surplus Revenue
226,770.29
Apportioned Sewer Revenue (Not Due)
1,066.44
$587,167.32
$587,167.32
NET FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$650,800.00
Water System Loan School Addition Loan
$115,800.00
535,000.00
$650,800.00
$650,800.00
Apportioned Sewers (Not due) 1,066.44
TRUST, RETIREMENT, INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust Retirement Investment Funds 865,671.28
Charity Funds
James Ricketts
1,430.66
Julia A. Stoddard
22,246.71
Hannah Chadwick
500.00
Andrus Spriit
10,000.00
School Funds
Rogers Elementary School
98,094.55
Rogers Family High School
502,579.33
Abner Pease
7,558.12
Edmund Anthony Jr.
10,000.00
Anna B. Trowbridge
6,240.77
Other School Funds
3,605.43
Contributory Retirement System
138,150.92
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
61,509.22
Stabilization Fund
3,755.57
$865,671.28
$865,671.28
SOURCE OF THE REVENUE.DOLLAR:1956
REAL, POLL, PERSONAL TAXES.
$ 931,968.27 55.19%
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE $ 254,225.65
15 05 %
STATE $ 187,988.03
11.13%
$93,650.39
EXCISE TAXES
SCHOOLS $139,200.70
8.24 %
STATE & COUNTY HGWYS $14,837.06 0.88%
INTEREST
23,610. 11 1.40%
WATER & SEWER
21,851.23 1.29%
DEPARTMENTAL
13,085.91
0.78%
LICENSES, FINES
8,252.00
0.49%
HOW.THE.REVENUE.DOLLAR.WAS.SPENT.1956
10.27%
$ 171,540.04
HIGHWAYS
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
9.17
PERSONS & PROP.
PROTECTION OF
$ 378,260.02
%
22.64%
HEALTH&SANITATION $ 95,080.78
5.69%
DEBT & INTEREST $ 68,792.51
4.12% GOVT.
GENERAL $ 73,417.79
4.39%
3.69%
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
2.35%
$629,486.46 37.68
- PARKS & UNCLASSIFIED . . . $ 39,201.35 -STATE & COUNTY TAXES . 61,634.55
5.55%
TAX TITLES
$153,319.17
ANALYSIS OF RECEIPTS December 31, 1956 GENERAL REVENUE
TAXES
Current Year
Poll
$ 6,838.00
Personal
77,747.56
Real Estate
791,209.65
875,795.21
Prior Years
Poll
12.00
Personal
1,079.93
Real Estate
55,081.13
56,173.06
Tax Title Redemptions
2,102.22
From State
Income Tax
On Valuation Basis
27,211.73
On Educational Basis
105,432.00
Corporation Tax
55,344.30
Vessel Excise
187,988.03 801.55
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Peddler
117.00
Liquor
4,130.00
All Other
2,549.00
Marriage
282.00
All Other
701.00
7,779.00
FINES AND FORFEITURES
Court Fines 473.00
GRANTS AND GIFTS
Federal
Administration
8,708.27
Old Age Assistance
76,624.63
Aid to Dependent Children
16,278.08
Disability Assistance
7,516.01
109,126.99
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State
Vocational Education
5,156.52
School Construction
15,790.28
School Transportation
10,639.45
Meals Tax
5,253.36
County - Dog Fund
36,839.61 2,220.69
ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE
Sale of Tax Possessions
356.00
1956 Taxes on Tax Possessions
13.82
Tailings, Cancelled Checks, Etc.
99.46
469.28
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Treasurer
24.00
Collector
31.56
Selectmen
124.00
Town Clerk
2,262.05
Town Hall
615.00
Planning Board
50.00
Board of Appeals
-68.00
3,174.61
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police - Bicycle Registration
85.00
Civil Defense
3,842.50
Weights and Measures
162.65
Inspection Buildings
695.00
4,785.15
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
Dental Clinics
118.25
State Subsidy
96.43
214.68
Sanitation
Sewer Connections
4,909.43
Other
2.04
4,911.47
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HIGHWAYS
Chap. 90; Maintenance
State
990.72
County
990.72
Chap 90: Construction State
4,703.08
County
6,407.45
Sidewalk Construction
1,636.09
All Other
109.00
14,837.06
PUBLIC WELFARE
Infirmary - Board
420.00
Temporary Aid
State
2,193.80
Cities and Towns
4,321.30
Individuals
539.00
7,054.10
Aid to Dependent Children
State
11,132.92
Old Age Assistance
State
94,019.12
Cities and Towns
7,481.94
Disability Assistance
State
7,191.15
Veterans' Benefits State
17,809.43
SCHOOLS
Tuition - State Wards
1,469.21
Other Tuition
26,414.10
School Lunch
68,774.04
School Athletic
5,602.51
All Other
101.23
102,361.09
MILLICENT LIBRARY
Insurance Refund
61.50
COMMERCIAL REVENUE UNCLASSIFIED
Sale of Real Estate
200.00
Settlement Claims, Etc.
1,778.07
1,978.07
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101,501.06
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Sewers
PRIVILEGES
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Current
75,607.34
Prior
15,094.28
Shellfish Grant
Public Service Enterprises
Water Rates and Services
13,059.37
Water Connections
3,880.39
Wharf Rentals
16,939.76 4,757.54
INTEREST
On Deferred Taxes
2,284.72
On Tax Titles
131.32
On Special Assessments
46.69
On Motor Vehicle Excise
593.79
On Charity Funds
1,444.93
On School Funds
19,108.66
23,610.11
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Revenue Loans
100,000.00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
County Dog Licenses
3,200.20
Withholding Taxes
77,634.26
Contributory Retirement
21,736.90
Mass. Teachers Retirement
9,025.09
Craftsman Insurance
259.80
Blue Cross
7,090.65
Aetna Group Insurance
975.83
Old Age Recoveries
15,355.31
Deposits - Sidewalk
1,766.95
Deposits - Sewer and Water
8,693.88
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Taxes
17.92
General Departments
239.07
Charities
2,450.45
Blue Cross
278.15
145,738.87
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799.80
90,701.62 45.00
Transfers Stabilization Fund Stoddard Fund
12,500.00 1,000.00
16,485.59
Cash - January 1, 1956
$1,956,279.22
373,541.36
$2,329,820.58
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ANALYSIS OF PAYMENTS December 31, 1956 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SELECTMEN
Salaries and Wages
Selectmen
$2,100.00
Clerk
2,228.00
Other Clerical
60.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
17.25
Printing and Advertising
2,169.52
Travel Expense
336.38
Office
190.70
All Other
112.25
7,214.10
TREASURER
Salary and Wages
Treasurer
3,150.00
Clerk
2,296.80
Other Clerical
114.25
Other Expenses
Stationery and Postage
287.40
Repairs
88.35
Telephone
189.50
Bonds
368.35
Office Supplies
395.19
Travel
40.27
All Other
33.00
6,963.11
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Accountant
2,200.00
Other Expense
Office
161.69
Adding Machine Rental
30.00
New Equipment
76.23
2,467.92
TOWN CLERK
Salary and Wages
Town Clerk
950.00
Assistant
2,184.00
Clerical
113.40
27
Other Expense
Postage
45.00
Printing and Advertising
89.50
Office Supplies
162.07
Travel
5.98
Recording Fees
533.00
All Other
24.50
4,107.45
TOWN COLLECTOR
Salary and Wages
Collector
3,895.83
Clerk
2,048.88
Other
1,673.00
Other Expenses
Stationery and Printing
260.52
Postage
747.38
Telephone
168.10
Surety Bonds
466.35
Office Expense
245.82
Tax Title Expense
144.26
All Other
16.90
9,667.04
ASSESSORS
Salaries and Wages
Assessors
6,121.00
Clerical
1,000.00
Other Expense
Stationery and Postage
39.90
Printing and Advertising
24.30
Travel
280.45
Telephone
175.50
Office
655.77
Blue Prints
850.00
· All Other
16.00
9,162.92
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Salaries and Wages
Registrars
2,844.00
Election Officers
2,386.00
Canvassers
1,033.09
All Other
883.55
28
Other Expense
Printing and Advertising
750.96
Equipment and Repairs
376.80
Travel
48.04
Office Supplies
228.85
Redistricting
455.58
All Other
103.60
9,110.47
TOWN MEETING EXPENSE
Salary of Moderator
100.00
Finance Committee
Secretary Salary
350.00
Other Clerical
75.00
Printing and Advertising
471.86
Supplies
37.33
All Other
45.60
Town Meeting
Wages
189.58
Postage
73.25
Printing and Advertising
978.58
Supplies
45.10
2,366.30
TOWN HALL
Wages
Janitor
2,808.00
Other
6.80
Other Expense
Fuel
2,339.92
Light
1,181.76
Building and Janitor Supplies
494.94
Maintenance and Repairs
5,035.27
Water
55.40
All Other
63.56
11,985.65
TAX TITLE EXPENSE
Foreclosures
660.00
All Other
21.80
681.80
LEGAL EXPENSE
Legal Fees
2,486.55
Settlement of Claim
300.00
Charities
270.00
3,056.55
29
ENGINEERING EXPENSE Lines, Grades, Etc. 5,351.30
PLANNING BOARD
Secretary
50.00
Advertising
92.78
Travel
60.50
Postage and Supplies
48.90
252.18
BOARD OF APPEALS
Secretary
50.00
Advertising
36.33
86.33
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Town Hall -1955 Appropriation
540.00
New Equipment - Treasurer
175.50
Time Stamp
179.17
Time Clock Light
50.00
944.67
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Chief
3,851.74
Patrolmen
20,907.43
Special Police
16,459.27
Clerical
8,905.23
Equipment and Maintenance
Autos
2,977.93
Ambulance
260.45
Radio
193.64
Boat
7.85
Equipment for Men
177.02
Other Expense
Building Supplies
51.94
Printing, Stationery, Postage
64.52
Telephone
581.40
Travel
140.41
Office
92.45
All Other
13.00
54,684.28
30
POLICE CARS
Purchase of Two New Cars 2,003.83
BICYCLE REGISTRATION
Plates, Bolts, Etc. 46.62
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
Permanent Men
29,926.03
Call Men
6,578.74
Still Alarms
795.50
Equipment
Apparatus Equipment
683.06
Apparatus Repairs
720.43
Equipment for Men
203.57
Equipment Supplies
290.78
Hose
608.48
Maintenance
Garage Rent
2,402.66
Gas and Oil
534.57
Light and Fuel
721.15
Water
54.00
Building Maintenance
Repairs
167.78
Supplies
173.15
Laundry
105.15
Other Expenses
Telephone
390.65
Office
94.25
All Other
79.18
44,529.13
FIRE ALARM
Salaries and Wages
Supt.
360.00
Assistants
789.13
General Maintenance
2,307.29
3,456.42
FOREST FIRES
Equipment 81.94
31
Hydrants Rental
12,570.00
Fire Dept. Pumper
Purchase New Pumper
17,176.50
BUILDING INSPECTION
Salaries and Wages
Inspector
750.00
Clerk
400.00
Permits
1,930.00
All Other
164.25
3,244.25
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salaries
Sealer
999.96
Helper
18.00
Other Expense
Car Mileage
244.00
Travel
42.00
Tools and Equipment
25.12
1,329.08
INSECT PEST EXTERMINATION
Wages
Labor
3,133.60
Other Expense
Insecticides
668.25
Hardware and Tools
23.28
Truck
159.74
All Other
12.90
3,997.77
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
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